Must-see attractions in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

  • Prasat Hin Phimai(Phimai Historical Park)

    Phimai Historical Park

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Prasat Phimai is one of the most impressive Khmer ruins in Thailand, both in its grand scale and its intricate details. Though built as a Mahayana…

  • Khao Yai National Park

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Cool and lush, Khao Yai National Park is an easy escape into the primordial jungle. The 2168-sq-km park, part of a Unesco World Heritage site, spans five…

  • Nam Tok Haew Narok

    Khao Yai National Park

    Nam Tok Haew Narok ('Hell Gorge Waterfall') is in the far south of Khao Yai National Park, 23km from the visitors centre. Its three levels combine to form…

  • Kuti Rusi

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    This minor ruin was the temple for a health centre built in the early 13th century by Jayavarman VII. It's aligned generally to the east, typical of Khmer…

  • Phimai National Museum

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    One of the biggest and best museums in Isan, the Phimai National Museum is well worth a visit. Situated on the banks of Sa Kwan, a 12th-century Khmer…

  • Bo Eka

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Right in the centre of the main moat, this is the most significant of Muang Sema's ruins, after Wat Dhammachakra Semaram. Labelled as Monument 1 on the…

  • Wat Dhammachakra Semaram

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Locally known as Wat Phra Norn ('Temple of the Reclining Buddha'), this temple is significant for housing a 1300-year-old, 13.3m-long reclining Buddha…

  • GranMonte

    Khao Yai National Park

    The top-tier winery closest to the Khao Yai National Park entrance, which is 16km away, is home to Thailand's first female oneologist, Nikki Lohitnavy. It…

  • PB Valley Khao Yai Winery

    Khao Yai National Park

    One of the first wineries in Thailand (it corked its first bottle in 1998), PB Valley is 22.5km from the Khao Yai National Park gate. It's scenically set,…

  • Khao Yai Art Museum

    Khao Yai National Park

    This excellent private gallery has three rooms of modern art from some of Thailand's top artists, including Anupong Chantorn and Lampu Kansanoh, and a…

  • Nam Tok Haew Suwat

    Khao Yai National Park

    The park's loveliest waterfall, 25m-high Nam Tok Haew Suwat scooped a starring role in Danny Boyle's film The Beach. It has water year-round (though very…

  • Pratu Chai

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    This south gate is the most intact and noteworthy of Phimai's three surviving 13th-century city gates (the east gate is in ruins), built by King…

  • Sai Ngam

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    A bit east of town is Thailand's largest and oldest banyan tree, a 350-plus-year-old giant spread over an island. The extensive system of interlocking…

  • Pha Diew Dai Viewpoint

    Khao Yai National Park

    Up over 1100m, this is the most impressive of Khao Yai National Park's viewpoints. And it's rarely crowded. It's part of an easy 500m boardwalk nature…

  • Meru Bhramathat

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Meru Bhramathat is a toppled brick stupa dating back to the late Ayuthaya period (18th century). Its name is derived from a folk tale that refers to it as…

  • Pratu Tawan Ork

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    There's almost nothing left of Phimai city's eastern gate, built by King Jayavarman VII in the 13th century. But, a bit of the original moat and an…

  • Ban Prasat Excavation Pits

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Three excavation pits with replica skeletons (the originals were damaged over time) and pottery left in situ from the 1991 excavations are on display in…

  • Ban Prasat Museum

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    This small but good museum houses some of the artefacts found around Ban Prasat. It also explains what village life was like in those days and in the…

  • San Jao Lak Muang

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Phimai's city pillar is unusually short and stubby because it's a laterite block taken from Prasat Phimai.

  • Tha Nang Sa Phom

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Tha Nang Sa Phom, a 13th-century pier constructed out of laterite, is now on the grounds of the Fine Arts Department compound.

  • Nam Tok Kong Kaew

    Khao Yai National Park

    Little Nam Tok Kong Kaew sits just 150m from the Khao Yai National Park visitors centre.

  • Pratu Phi

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Phimai city's northern gate, built by King Jayavarman VII in the 13th century.

  • Pratu Hin

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Phimai city's western gate, built by King Jayavarman VII in the 13th century.

  • Clock Tower

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Phimai's little clock tower marks the middle of the town.

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